No shit we are the same. Teddy - one of my District Managers for this biotech company - uses the same unit that I do. As the Regional, naturally, I get to have it in MY office.
As far as the Denon goes, I still say it is better than the Yamaha. And it is not that I do not have $$$$ to upgrade - it costs $300. I spent about $2,700 on it in the first place and just over $7,000 for my speakers. Additionally, I just pumped in $40,000 to finish my full basement that has a complete chrome free weight set, a Cybex Treadmill, a Techtri upright bike, and a Techtrix stair master. In the living room portion of the basement is where I have my seconday home theater system which features B&W 301s,a Sony XBR 32 inch TV, a Denon D2000 DVD Player, Magnavox Hi-Fi VCR and the simple but powerfull enough Denon AVR 2500. There is no subwoofer, as when I want to get serious, I go to the Theater ( YES BONG IT IS A 20 X 25 ROOM THAT IS A DEDICATED THEATER. The living room and library room are adjacent to it but not disturbed because of the sound proof walls in there. It is wired all over down there to the main setup in the theater room with B&W inwalls (3 pairs). The final touch is the full bath. Not only does it have a jumbo size whirlpool, it also has a Steamroom that seats 8. All in all, it is a very liveable and comfortable 7200 square feet. I ask thee, BOBG GARCIA, DO YOU REALLY THINK FOR A SECOND THAT I CANNOT AFFORD JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT A/V ANYWHERE HAS TO OFFER, LET ALONE A SIMPLE UPGRADE THAT WOULD COST ME A PITTANCE? ( You on the other hand OBVIOUSLY look at the upgrade as a hardship that you either cannot afford or are barely able. The thought never crossed my mind until YOU brought it up.

By the way, Kynug, there are 6 people total who have access to this computer and actually use it for the extensive research that we NEED to do. The FDA, biotech, pharmaceutical, and heathcare companies are what we are in contact with regularly. The NYSE and NASDAQ markets are our favorites (AMEX does not have to much to offer in biotech/parmaceuticals that we are interested in).
So, Kyung, after you have finished patting yourself on the back for "discovering" that there are at least 2 of us who post in here ( we are the only ones who actually take time to come in here; the others are "give me the information I need so I can get out of here" types of men and women. For some reason, the 4 women the I manage are in no way interested in A/V hometheater, which leaves only 2 of us to come here and participate).

If you look closely, Kyung you BRILLIANT GENIUS, Teddy sends his information on mostly the same day or on about a 2 day period. He is in here only 2 times per week. I am here all 5 days and take it home with me at night.

Do not think we are cheap, but, in an effort to combat viruses, we have only 1 system per region of the company (5 regions) that can access the web. All the others have the well reviewed IBM Thinkpad, and do have regular email to comunicate with each other in our INTRANET!

And as far as Teddy specifically, Kyung, he simply expresses his opinions - his manner is not something I agree with - and will continue to be in here regardless of what you say. If you feel cheated, then leave! No one says you HAVE to be in here. Go look up your friend GDS and you both can spend some quality time together, comparing receivers, DVD players and whatever else you can pull out of your bag of tricks!

Typically overly done by a so called "audiophile". Your lengthy "term paper" is wasted on many of us mere "audio enthusiasts" because we are not in the elite category of "AUDIOPHILE".
GDS, the bottom line to me, and I am certain MOST PEOPLE IN HERE, is as follows:

1- How good does it sound?
2- Is it well built and will it last
3- Does it offer EVERYHING I WANT, NEED, OR WILL EVER HAVE INTEREST IN!

Other than meeting those 3 points, as far as I am concerned, a component is wasting R&D on me.

Just want to touch on 1 item you point out, however. I think DTS is way over rated and find that it sounds the same as DOLBY DIGITAL. Now, my crude tastes are probably at fault and I cannot be expected to appreciate such good quality as someone with your refined tastes. But, to me, DTS is nothing more than fancy marketing that gives the manufacturer an opportunity to sell an equal valued item for significantly more money than it is worth. Is THE ROCK on DTS for $50 BETTER than the $30 DD version that cannot brag it is DTS encoded? The marketing obviously works because in ANY society, there will always be FOOLS like yourself who will be suckers!

I am in the market to purchase some decent home theater equipment and I am interested in the Yamaha RX-V2095 or maybe even the RX-V795(a cheaper version of the 2095). In addition, I am interested in M&K S-125 speakers. Could anyone give me some sound advice, based on knowledge, and not some mindless dribble that has proliferated this page recently? Some of us love music but cannot afford to spend 8K on equipment.....
Oh yea..has anyone heard about Definitive Technologies Pro Cinema 200 speakers?

Thanks!

Too bad the Yamaha equipment has again born ugly disruption within its thread. Albeit, it's enjoyable to see the numerous folks that presumably own the DSP 1 . . . electronic apostle for the counterfeit DTS. Save some $$$ and get the 80 or 50. The only thing you'll miss is the DSP simulating french coussants; german chocolate cake or some other HALL.

Philip, I am glad that you find my "unusual perspective" and "comparative anaylyses" entertaining. I find that when review A/V equipment the use of analogies is best because everyone can relate. Have you not had a large boombox or radio in your past that, at the time, you thought was an "awesome" tape player? Well, I did. The YORX - the "K" was an error on my part - was, to me, the greatest sounding stereo EVER when I was 14. Perhaps you never dropped it into the commode right after it had been used and, but you probably used it while you showered nonetheless.
Anyway, I do not have anything bad to say about the Yamaha. In fact I think they are pretty good receivers. Not NEARLY as good as my Denon AVR 5600, but good and solid performers.

Rest assured Philip, and I am sure you have figured it out by now, taht if there are any components that I see being reviewed in here, I will not be shy and will be happy to let you know what I really believe.

And, by the way, the Yamaha is a 3.5!

I want to make it clear to all that THIS YAMAHA UNIT is the one that sucks. In the last review I wanted to direct the positive comments to the top of their line DD/DTS receiver that goes for $2500, not this piece of BMs.

I gave up a Yamaha R-8 that I had for 12 years without a single problem (thanks for the divorce!) and bought the 2092, only to replace it with the 2095. If only replacing my wife had been so sweet, so beautiful. I am convinced that almost any product made by Yamaha is unbelievable in quality. These products will last forever if treated properly. The 2095 is a great all around receiver that blows away the competition, one listen and you'll agree. No matter if it's home theater or pure audio you're looking for. Buy one now...while you can...they're selling fast!

I just finished setting up my unit and running it through the paces. I can't critrique it's sound perfromance just yet because it'll require some break-in time. So far, I'm pretty satisfied. It has excellent build quality (it's heavy as hell) and has enough inputs to keep most home theater buffs happy. My main gripe is the remote. Maybe I have to get used to it, but it's not all together intuitive; the volume button is very low to the bottom, you have to open it up to get the more important functions, the quality of the hinge-door mechanism is questionable, and most importantly -- it WON'T let you program your exisiting CD and Laserdisc player into its functions. This is a major problem for me because I don't wont to revert to using my old remote and I don't want to assign my CD functions to another input designation (like VCR2 or V-AUX). The only other option -- which really isn't an option -- is to buy a yamaha CD player. I don't want to bash the 2095, I am impressed with it so far, but the remote is a significant portion of a reciever (unless, of course you have GO-GO-Gadget Arms or are situated extremely close to your A/V rack) and I think Yamaha could have done a better job with it -- maybe they could have spent more time researching ergonmics instead of measuring the acoustics of the Royaumont Monastery.

Interesting reading, to say the least. After reading the whole page of Yamaha 2095 reviews I decided to write one on this receiver :) (since most are rants by Teddy S. and oh theres that great review by Cooper that explains how rich he is...) I am probably like most others who intially came here for moral support for making the right decision in buying the Yamaha RX-V2095 to begin with. Other than reading my only comparison was done in stores (which is confusing because each receiver was demostrated using different speakers and usally a different room/soundstage). I did ,however, own a Sony DE915 (last years top of the "consumer grade" line DD entry)for 6 months and while my 8 & 11 year olds can't tell the difference all my other friends swear I have the best system they have ever heard. I can't say enough about how impressed I was. Since this was about my 15th trip to one of many different audio stores buying and returning speakers. Having ended up with $3000 worth of Mirage OM series bipoler speakers it was obvious that my Sony receiver was being over challanged. I just never realized how much of a difference this receiver would make. My biggest noticable difference is the system seems to have strong bass and very good power at low volumes. With the Sony I was always adjusting the volume up for quiet (talking)scenes and down for loud (gun slingin') scenes. The Yamaha has none of these characteristics. I would highly recommend giving it a listen. The Denon 3600 was the other receiver I was considering. Believe it or not, I never even listened to it. I was not happy reading the posts of complaints about poor DTS implimentation and the numerous FS posts. The Denon sales rep told me that Denon would have a new receiver to compete with this Yamaha. He explained that until they introduced a new model they had a factory sales spiff for the salesman. I think it was like $60 for every unit he sold. Don't be surprised if a Denon dealer tries to convince you Denon is better. I am not saying it isn't. I am saying the Yamaha has more advanced features. More toslink connectors (digital inputs) more DSP modes etc... Good Luck!